FOR SALE!!!!

Anyone want to buy a plane?? At a garage sale???? You bet! Greg has his plane up for sale as he wants to start building his new one! So he thought that he could generate some interest in it during our annual yard sale. Good thinking.....we live in an airpark......there are LOTS of pilots here.....and pilots know pilots......so who knows?????

No takers yet but we're not giving up! We did get a lot of lookers and people commenting on it. Most of the comments went something like this.....You fly that?.....You actually go up in that?....Are you crazy?!!! It will be somewhat bittersweet when the plane leaves our hanger but it will be exciting too because that means the new plane will be started! (And I won't have dress up like the abominal snowman in cold weather!)

June date

Our June date weekend was spent in Portland. We explored the Japanese gardens in Washington Park. It was a very tranquil and beautiful garden. Everywhere we looked there was water, sculptures, and bonsai. The day was perfect too! Blue skies, sunshine and temperatures in the high 70s!
Tranquility: We loved the hidden water falls and little streams.

There were lots of these bamboo water features.

This waterfall and pond area was filled with lots of blooming iris and other water plants. We even saw some koi, although they were pretty shy about coming to the surface. The pond is surrounded by a boardwalk that allowed us to explore the nooks and crannies. We also noticed that even though there were lots of people, we didn't really notice them. Such a peaceful area!

We walked across the park to the Rose Test Gardens. I was in heaven! There were acres of roses and we stopped and enjoyed so many of them! Here's a picture of my next rose - it's called Livin' Easy!

This is the main walkway of the Rose Garden: it is only a small portion of the area. We also witnessed several weddings in the park - you could tell it was June! After our explorations, we headed downtown to a great little restaurant and then explored Pioneer Park Square. Another great date weekend! Wonder what we'll do in July?

Missed opportunity!

Last week was a minus tide and unfortunately, we had to work. Beth and Bryan did take the time off and ventured to our favorite place: Cape Kiwanda. They explored tide pools and the beaches. Thanks, Beth and Bryan for the wonderful pictures - wish we hadn't missed this!
This picture was taken by me in May 2008. It shows how much water comes through the cove.

Here's the cove last week - this time you can actually walk through to the other side instead hiking over a huge sand dune! Way cool!

The beach at Cape Kiwanda at minus tide!

The big dune to the right is what we would normally hike over to see the cove from the other side.

And now for the rest of the story......

The reveal: Beth and Bryan took these pictures to showcase our gift to Dad. We made a casting of a rhubarb leaf out of a sand/cement mixture. It turned out great! The coolest part was the deep veins that came through the cement. It's a pretty neat project and I am planning on doing more of these! Beth painted the leaf and sealed it so Dad could enjoy it in his yard!

The molded leaf

Dad was fascinated by the process! Happy Father's Day, Dad!

UPDATE!

Do you remember the previous post about a project? Well, the update is we have given Dad his gift but I don't have the pictures yet. Stay tuned......(Don't you just love the teasers?)

Special Dads

Being a dad takes special talents: listening to three girls go through all the emotions (and usually either all at one time or one right after the other!), having the patience to put up with the drama (and we know how to pour it on!), and having the wisdom to turn off the hearing aid (just kidding, Dad!). Seriously, I am so very thankful for the dads in my life.
Dad, thank you for being there when you could be - you have taught me the importance of faith, peserverance and trust. Love you lots!!! To my husband: You are the best man in my world and I'm very thankful we have each other. Thanks for being such a great husband, dad and grandfather. I love you!

To my son: You have become a great dad - I am so very proud of you and your family. Your generous spirit, faith in God, and commitment are inspiring. I love you, son!

What are we doing?

mmmmm.....Beth and I are embarking on a new project. She is so creative and I love that I can learn so much from her! This is all I can post on this project because it's for Father's Day and I don't want to ruin the surprise. Don't you just love our outfits????